Lindsay Dawn, daughter of Natalie Jacobson and Chet Curtis, was born in 1981.

Getting the shot with 'color' cameras.

Reporter Chuck Kraemer, 1976

WCVB's studio off Route 128 in Needham, Mass

Reporter Jim Boyd, 1978

Meteorologist Dick Albert

Reporter Pam Cross, 1981

Reporter Jorge Quiroga, 1979

Reporter Janet Wu, 1983

WCVB Chief Engineer Ross Kaufman with his new engineering staff.

Natalie Jacobson and Julia Child

Reporter Clark Booth, 1976

Reporter Ron Gollobin, 1976

Master control then ...

The control room now.

Reporter/Anchor Chet Curtis, 1979

Reporter Kirby Perkins, 1979

MDA Telethon: Natalie Jacobson and Chet Curtis with Jennifer Haskins and her family.

Reporter David Ropeik, 1978

One of the world's first installations of Norelco PC-100 cameras. These highly automated cameras were revolutionary.

Reporter Jack Hynes, 1981

Enjoying a station cookout.

Meteorologist Bob Ryan explains weather forecasting in 1977.

Harvey Leonard checking the latest data as a winter storm hits the region

Susan Wornick and Jim Boyd on the Midday News set

"House Call" with Dr. Tim Johnson.

Reporter Jack Harper goes to the Fire Academy

WCVB-TV Director of Engineering Steve DeSatnik with one of the world first computerized videotape editing systems. This room -- full of legendary AMPEX AVR-1 videotape recorders -- was valued at over $1 million in 1972.

Reporter Gloria Gibson, 1978

Jim Boyd tosses a Frisbee in a 1980 station promo

When it comes to covering a fast-breaking story, WCVB turns to Sky 5 -- an Eurocopter AS350B Astar. WCVB started flying its newest helicopter in July 2006.